SoCal's largest winter festival, Winter Fest OC, returns to the OC Fair & Event Center December 19th through January 5th bringing SNOW, holiday cheer, and "Winter to the OC!"  NEW food, entertainment plus, more attractions guarantee fun for all ages.   Nightly highlights include Flying Santa and his reindeer through December 24th, the nine-lane Snowflake Summit ice tubing slide, Santa’s Toy Carnival with more than 30 rides and games, wintery-themed bounce houses, two giant walk-through ornaments, and more to explore!

NEW! Yowie the Yeti's Sweet Shoppe - features an interactive selfie experience, gingerbread making, an all-new world’s largest traveling candy maze, and sweet market experience where guests can enjoy classic winter treats from local vendors. Plus, an all-new gingerbread private party space.

NEW! Ice Skating Trail* – Enjoy skating under the stars in the center of a winter wonderland on the redesigned ice rink trail with two interactive islands, surrounded by winter décor and lights, adjacent to the new 50-foot Tree of Dreams Christmas tree.

SoCal Dicken’s Village - Step into Victorian England of holidays past, present, and future to experience over two dozen unique shops plus, , plus British Pub favorite foods and beverages.  Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus (through December 24th), enjoy holiday storytelling, and be sure to visit Santa’s Favorite Furry Friends petting zoo with more than 25 animals.

Entertainment - Daily entertainment for the family includes live cartoon character shows with meet & greets (Thomas the Train, Paw Patrol, PJ Mask, Peppa Pig, Octonauts and much more), magic shows by the infamous Jimmy H.  NEW Winter Fest After Dark nightly at 6pm with SoCal's most popular tribute bands in the Hangar Building and dancing into the night with a live band, DJ and libations at the infamous Hussong’s Cantina.

Alpine Village - Penny’s Snow Play and slide area is twice as big with fresh snow blown in daily! Alpine Village also features Festival of Lights, a brilliantly illuminated pathway that you can walk through to explore holiday themed lands with animated displays and more than two million lights.  For additional fun, make sure to ride through the Festival of Lights on one of two trackless trains*.

*Not included in general admission ticket, additional cost required.